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07:45

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 6 August 2024 (approximation): 585140 troops; 8421 tanks; 16294 armored vehicles; 16384 artillery systems; 1138 MLRS; 910 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 365 aircraft; 326 helicopters; 22148 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 28 military boats; 1 submarine; 13158 tactical UAVs; 2738 special military equipment; 2420 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

09:04

At night on August 6, Ukrainian defenders shot down 15 out of 16 Shahed-131/136 drones, two out of four ballistic missiles «Iskander-M»/KN-23 , and two out of two guided air missiles Kh-59 used by Russian troops to attack the Kyiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Khmelnytskyi regions. – Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

12:00

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops attacked the Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. At least two citizens were killed and twelve more were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

13:03

Due to Russian shellings, more than 20,000 consumers in the Donetsk, Kherson, and Sumy regions currently remain without electricity. – Ministry of Energy of Ukraine

16:02

The European Council has approved the first payment of nearly €4.2 billion under the Ukraine Facility initiative, which aims to support Ukraine’s macro-financial stability and the functioning of its public administration. – Official website of the European Council

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People take cover inside underground parking during a Russian missile and drone strike on Lviv on August 26, 2024.

Photo: Roman Baluk

People take cover inside underground parking during a Russian missile and drone strike on Lviv on August 26, 2024.

Photo: Roman Baluk

Ukraine returned another 115 soldiers from Russian captivity as a result of the exchange of POWs on August 24, 2024.

Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

Ukraine returned another 115 soldiers from Russian captivity as a result of the exchange of POWs on August 24, 2024.

Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

A Ukrainian serviceman works to attach additional protection on a Soviet-made T-72 tank on a position in the Sumy region near the border with Russia. August 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

Ukrainian military drone operators of the 22nd Mechanized Brigade assemble a Poseidon reconnaissance UAV on their position in the Sumy region near the border with Russia. August 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

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